Wikis

 **Monthly Technology and Information Literacy for Education**  **Tues. November 4 - Wikis**

Remember, this page you are looking at is a wiki.
 * What --- Why --- How -- Examples **
 * First, a site with general answers** .... [|Wiki Walk-through]

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 * What?- Definition of a Wiki:**
 * A **wiki** is a page or collection of webpages designed to enable anyone who accesses it to contribute or modify content wikis are often used to create collaborative websites. [|Wikipedia] is one of the best-known wikis.
 * [|PB wiki - Helping Educators Educate] - another short movie specifically for teachers in schools
 * In it's simplest form - What is a Wiki** ?[| Common Craft Video - Wikis in Plain English] - a short movie which really explains the strengths of a wiki.
 * In it's simplest form - What is a Wiki** ?[| Common Craft Video - Wikis in Plain English] - a short movie which really explains the strengths of a wiki.
 * Check out the following links for examples of Wikis for teachers**


 * How to set up and use wikis.**
 * Getting your [|Free Education Wiki]
 * Wikispaces Help for Teachers Great tutorials and help for you when you design your sites right from Wikispaces.
 * [|The Art and Technique of Wikis]is a wiki created by David Warlick is a comprehensive wiki for teachers about wikis - He describes what they are, and has examples of how to create them. Check out the "Some Workshop Links" in the column on the right of his page.


 * Examples of wikis**
 * The Online space for Westwood Schools in Camilla, Georgia is a wonderful example of how a teacher and/or a school can use wikis for school information and also for student projects. This wiki was organized by a teacher, Vicki Davis, now a well knownadvocate of social networks and web 2.0 tools.
 * Salute to Seuss - an online project hosted by Jennifer Wagner was nominated as the best educational wiki of 2007.
 * Educational Wikis wiki- Teachers have posted their classroom wiki for others to see.
 * Universal Design Technology Toolkit - an extensive "wiki" of graphic organizers, literacy tools, study skills and research tools plus much more.
 * A student-created history textbook created in a Wiki - A Broken World - World War 1 through the Cold War
 * EduWikis - A site which has lists of articles & resources that describe how to use wikis in education as well as an extensive list of educational wikis we can learn from.